Eddie Van Halen imagines

Record deal

Warnings: none
Word count: 1121

Eddie told me to be ready and meet him at a bar in twenty minutes. I got dressed in black bell bottoms and a red fitted crop top with platform converse. I did light makeup and brushed my hair and was soon ready. I made sure to spritz on some extra perfume and pack some in my bag just in case.

I walk out of my house and down the street to the bar Ed and I always met up at. I walk in, my arms crossed as I scan the room. I see Alex, Michael and David but not Eddie. I decided to walk over.

"Hey Alex where's Ed?" I ask

"Oh he's backstage tuning his guitar before the ur gig." He says

"Oh you guys have a gig?"

"Yea but we're playing for free which blows." David says

"You're playing for free? Why?" I ask

"Well we had to play somewhere to spread the word of our band so we thought that playing for free once wouldn't hurt." Michael explains

They eventually all go backstage to get Ed and tell him the show was gonna start soon. I patiently waited and ordered a drink.

They all come on stage, Eddie immediately noticing me and smiling. I smile back and they start to play.

I look around the room and see plenty of girls in the audience raving over David but notice one girl who was eyeing Eddie up and down. A tinge of jealousy ran through me.

An hour later, the boys exit stage. They didn't come back out for awhile, I assumed they were probably changing out of their clothes.

Someone approaches me, a man I've never seen before.

"Hello I'm Ted, Ted Templeman and I work for Warner bros." He says

"Hi, I'm y/n." I reply

"Just curious, do you know those boys who performed tonight?" He asks

"I do! I've known the guitarist for awhile, he's a close friend." I say

"Do you know where they went?"

"They should be out soon." I say

We wait for a little while and I hope they hurry up. They never took so long.

Eventually I see Michael and David come out from backstage, Alex following. Eddie is the last one to come walk out and he looks at me confused, probably wondering who the man was.

They all walk over to me.

"Y/n who's this?" David asks

"I'm Ted Templeman, I work for Warner bros." He says

"Warner bros?" Michael asks

"Yes, I'm here to see if you guys are interested in a record deal? I heard about you from a friend of mine who said to see you guys live and I think you have great potential." He explains

"A record deal?" Alex asks

"Yes."

"Do we have to sign anything?" Eddie asks

"Not right now but I will give you my number and the address of my building and you guys can come see me any time." He says, walking away

"Holy shit did that really just happen?!" I say

They all smile in excitement. We have fun for the rest of the night, excitedly talking about the record deal. None of us could believe it.

Eddie grabs my hand and pulls me aside.

"Y/n how did that guy know you?" He asks

"He didn't, he just came up to me and asked if I knew you guys and I said yes." I say

We walk back over to the guys and have fun for the night. It got late and we all decided to get home. Alex, David and Michael walked out laughing.

"I can walk you home?" Eddie asks

"I'd love that." I say

We both walk outside, the cold air causing me to shiver.

"Cold?" He asks

"A bit."

We walk down the street, talking about the guy and how lucky they were. Finally, we end up at my house.

"Well I guess I'll see you later." Eddie says

I smile. "Do you wanna come in?" I ask

"Sure why not."

We walk in and I get water for us. I lead him up to my bedroom, completely forgetting he'd never been in before. I had posters on the walls and plants on my desk. Rainbow Christmas lights surrounded the perimeter of my ceiling and I turned in soft music in the background. My bedroom was nearly magical at night.

"Wow this is your room?" He asks, sitting in a chair

"Yup."

"It must've taken forever to finish decorating." He says, his eyes scanning around the room.

"It did. But it's so worth it."

"Yea, it looks nice. It definitely fits you're personality."

He turns around and looks at my desk. I have a framed picture of him and I goofing around.

"You still have that picture?" He smiles

"Of course! I still have most of our pictures."

I get and up and walk into my closet, grabbing a small box. I walk out and hand it to him.

"What's this?" He asks

"Just open it." I say

Inside, there were pictures from years before. And even from when we first met. I remember that night perfectly. One of our mutual friends took me to one of their gigs and showed me backstage. I'd brought bags of m&ms for the boys. Eventually Eddie walk out of his dressing room and over to me.

"I'm Edward, you can call me Eddie." He said

"I'm y/n."

We conversed for awhile and he asked me if I'd ever listened to any of their stuff. I said yes and that I loved their style. He eventually invited me to his hotel with him and we got to know eachother better.

Eddie continued flipping through the photos, there were ones of us eating, him sleeping, me pranking him and even the two of us sitting in a tree.

"I can't believe you kept all these." He says

"Of course I kept them." I reply

"Look at this one." He says

He hand me a photo of him jokingly kissing my cheek. I blush, almost hoping he'd do it again.

"You know Ed, I'm so happy that you got a record deal." I say

"Really? That means I'll have to tour and be away from you for long periods of time." He says

"I'll survive." I say

"God I love you." He blurts

"I- I love you too." I reply

He walks over to me and gently places his lips on mine. His thumb traces circles on my cheek and his tongue slips into my mouth, creating butterflies in my stomach.

He pulls apart, a smile spread across his face.

"Wanna spend the night?" I ask

"Of course." He says